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mitt romney might get one. but the big battlegrounds are ohio, tennessee, oklahoma, and the question mark of whether gingrich can come back for a fourth or fifth life, whatever the count is right now, by winning his home state of georgia. >> gloria, how damaging -- it seemed to me there were three damaging hits on rick santorum. he went for this great position. he had a bad debate. i felt he was very weak that night. secondly, that ridiculous statement that president kennedy made him puke. come on, that seems to be bad politics. >> i think he needs to grow up. >> we call him puke in britain. it's the same thing. it's the excretion of vomit or something. president jfk. come on. and the last thing that i thought reamly was completely wrong, badly timed, inappropriate, and damaging, was this thing about the president being a snob for wanting people to go to college. i couldn't fathom what political damage he could do in the state. >> he was going for the voters he actually got, which were the most conservative vot
mitt romney might get one. but the big battlegrounds are ohio, tennessee, oklahoma, and the question mark of whether gingrich can come back for a fourth or fifth life, whatever the count is right now, by winning his home state of georgia. >> gloria, how damaging -- it seemed to me there were three damaging hits on rick santorum. he went for this great position. he had a bad debate. i felt he was very weak that night. secondly, that ridiculous statement that president kennedy made him...
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romney would listen to general allen. it is my hope president obama will follow general allen's withdrawal plan and a strategic partnership agreement between us and afghanistan. it's the last card to play. i wish the pred would do an oval office address and tell us why afghanistan is important. it is the center of gravity in the battle in the war on terror. it's the place we're attacked from, where the 9/11 attackers had safe haven. it's important we get it right. general allen has a plan to get us home with honor. this would be an insurance policy against the taliban ever taking over afghanistan. it would be a signal to the pakistanis quit betting on the taliban. it would be telling the iranians america doesn't abandon its allies. i would like to in a bipartisan way support general allen and support a strategic partnership agreement being negotiated by the obama administration which i think is the trump card to be played, the way to end the war with security and honor. >> to get that agreement. >> yeah, i hope so. >> sen
romney would listen to general allen. it is my hope president obama will follow general allen's withdrawal plan and a strategic partnership agreement between us and afghanistan. it's the last card to play. i wish the pred would do an oval office address and tell us why afghanistan is important. it is the center of gravity in the battle in the war on terror. it's the place we're attacked from, where the 9/11 attackers had safe haven. it's important we get it right. general allen has a plan to...
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i like our chances but it will be romney. the elephant hasn't sung yet but she's warming up. >> and he's your guy and you're happy -- >> i haven't endorsed anybody but i'm very comfortable with him. the other two candidates have run phenomenal races. rick keeps exceeding expectations, but romney won five delegates in louisiana. he'll get to 1144. the last thing i want is a brokered convention. i want us to come out of tampa united behind romney, conservative socially and fiscally working together with libertarians and independents to take back the white house before it's too late. you know, obama care is going to the supreme court. if for some reason there's an obama second term, this thing becomes etched in stone, obama care does, and the only way you can repeal it is to get back the white house. >> let me talk then, since you bring it up, about health care. as both a court watcher, you're a lawyer, as well as a campaign watcher -- >> right. >> this is certainly the nexus of the two. >> absolutely. >> how does this affect th
i like our chances but it will be romney. the elephant hasn't sung yet but she's warming up. >> and he's your guy and you're happy -- >> i haven't endorsed anybody but i'm very comfortable with him. the other two candidates have run phenomenal races. rick keeps exceeding expectations, but romney won five delegates in louisiana. he'll get to 1144. the last thing i want is a brokered convention. i want us to come out of tampa united behind romney, conservative socially and fiscally...
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the romney campaign hasn't released their september numbers just yet. the president ended the week with a romantic dinner with his wife. wednesday was their 20th anniversary, but, of course, he spent that night debating romney. they got away to the four seasons hotel to celebrate, the anniversary, not at the debate. romney has been reaching out to voters in the crucial swing state this weekend. a lot of the talk has been centered on taxes and health care but he's also taken time to talk about his sin expirations and the people he's met on the campaign trail. >> i met someone named jane horton. she also suffered tragedy in her life. her husband christopher was killed in afghanistan as she was packing up a care package when a knock came at the door that he was tragically killed there. what did she do? she didn't fall into sadness and despair, but instead went to work to help other families that had lost loved ones and served our nation. she went to the funeral for her husband when his remains came back and this was at a time when misguided people were pro
the romney campaign hasn't released their september numbers just yet. the president ended the week with a romantic dinner with his wife. wednesday was their 20th anniversary, but, of course, he spent that night debating romney. they got away to the four seasons hotel to celebrate, the anniversary, not at the debate. romney has been reaching out to voters in the crucial swing state this weekend. a lot of the talk has been centered on taxes and health care but he's also taken time to talk about...
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i think it is romney. romney's getting collateral damage in this process. there's a new ppp poll in ohio. as he goes through this process, people in the general electorate are coming to doubt his authenticity. >> wow. >> that's a serious implication. on top of the 25% ceiling that mitt romney's got, he can't seem to break above it. you really look at this poll. first of all, it's amazing herman cain is still on top, but his numbers have been cut in half among women. >> that's right. now 15%. plunge. >> that's a plunge. that is a sign of things to come. mitt romney's numbers going down too inexplicably as newt gingrich rises. as newt gets stronger, all the other campaigns are going to release the hounds. >> rick santorum is the only one who hasn't had a surge. >> probably not going to. in the past 48 hours, i've gotten so many. e-mails of research on newt gingrich already. >> it's unfortunately what happens. all right. thanks to all three. appreciate it. >>> now let's check in with anderson. what do you have tonight? >> erin, we're keeping them honest tonigh
i think it is romney. romney's getting collateral damage in this process. there's a new ppp poll in ohio. as he goes through this process, people in the general electorate are coming to doubt his authenticity. >> wow. >> that's a serious implication. on top of the 25% ceiling that mitt romney's got, he can't seem to break above it. you really look at this poll. first of all, it's amazing herman cain is still on top, but his numbers have been cut in half among women. >> that's...
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romney didn't. and, you know, that debate is over, so, you know, i mean, i guess i would only suggest we don't need to debate about the debate. there will be two more, and i fully expect that president obama will get his points across as well as smack back the lies that mitt romney keeps telling. >> let me move you on to something else. we talked a little bit about the new unemployment figures. i want to show you, and i'm sure i don't have to tell you. i want to show our audience. when it comes to unemployment among african-americans, it stands at about 13.4%, which is obviously a lot higher than 7.8%. that is down from september of the year before, but there's a lot of talk that this will depress african-american turnout come november and obviously that's part of his base that the president wants to reinvigorate. how can he do that? >> well, i think all americans know that president obama has been working very, very hard to put americans back to work. he has had virtually no cooperation from the re
romney didn't. and, you know, that debate is over, so, you know, i mean, i guess i would only suggest we don't need to debate about the debate. there will be two more, and i fully expect that president obama will get his points across as well as smack back the lies that mitt romney keeps telling. >> let me move you on to something else. we talked a little bit about the new unemployment figures. i want to show you, and i'm sure i don't have to tell you. i want to show our audience. when it...
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but i think that's romney's biggest problem. not sure why romney wants to bring this front and center. he's not had a good primary when it comes to connecting with ordinary people. but the truth of the matter is neither one of these guys are like a clinton i feel your pain kind of politician. >> rich, it's going to boil down to independents and how they interpret this, right? >> and i think the obama people are pretty smart. my guess is they are planning a campaign in an economy where this is as good as it gets. either it's going to be worse or not much bitterness. so they're planning for a campaign that really does turn on to use a clintonian phrase, i feel your pain. which as james says, neither one of these guys is very good at. i don't think either one believes. >> james, can the obama campaign keep this from being a referendum on obama? >> well, first of all, they're not going to say do you like this economy or not because we know the answer to that. do you want to go back to the economy we had before? romney wants to give
but i think that's romney's biggest problem. not sure why romney wants to bring this front and center. he's not had a good primary when it comes to connecting with ordinary people. but the truth of the matter is neither one of these guys are like a clinton i feel your pain kind of politician. >> rich, it's going to boil down to independents and how they interpret this, right? >> and i think the obama people are pretty smart. my guess is they are planning a campaign in an economy...
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the biggest shocker is mitt romney is flat lining. he is frozen in the polls, the most consistent thing in the past year. >> what about this rise up newt gingrich? >> well, they have been looking for the unromney for a long time. and erik wrote a blog that is right about his analysis of romney. he is not authentically conservative. he is out there trying to become president on a business plan. doesn't seem to believe in anything other than himself. newt gingrich is the next up as the unromney. the republican pros, some of whom i know and talk to are terrified of him being the nominee. they think he is a sure loser. but this is going to go on for a while. i think in the enit is romney. i think erik is right about that when he wrote it. but romney is getting collateral damage in the process. not only are conservatives are resisting him but there is a poll in ohio. people are doubting his awe then 'tiscy. he's 48 unfavorable in ohio and you can't win an election with that. >> that's a serious implication. on top of the 25% ceiling mitt r
the biggest shocker is mitt romney is flat lining. he is frozen in the polls, the most consistent thing in the past year. >> what about this rise up newt gingrich? >> well, they have been looking for the unromney for a long time. and erik wrote a blog that is right about his analysis of romney. he is not authentically conservative. he is out there trying to become president on a business plan. doesn't seem to believe in anything other than himself. newt gingrich is the next up as...
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about mitt romney's religion. paul ripe said we go to different churches but we share the same moral creed. mike huckabee directly addressed it. he said some evangelicals might have questions about mitt romney. he didn't use the word mormon but he said his faith. took it smart head on. smart? >> it was what he could say. when you look at how mitt romney is retaining so much of the republican base and the republican vote, i don't know that's where this election will come down. to this is not george h.w. bush in 1992 who did have a problem with that. romney has it because he is running against barack obama. >> they must have felt, to do it, to invite it. they vet the speeches. to invite it they must think it was something they wanted done. is it for this hall or for the country at large? >> i think the country at large. and paul ryan did it as well. what he has to do, has not been done yet. to lay out a plan for the economy that will actually get us there that is credible. that's what ronald reagan did to take it aw
about mitt romney's religion. paul ripe said we go to different churches but we share the same moral creed. mike huckabee directly addressed it. he said some evangelicals might have questions about mitt romney. he didn't use the word mormon but he said his faith. took it smart head on. smart? >> it was what he could say. when you look at how mitt romney is retaining so much of the republican base and the republican vote, i don't know that's where this election will come down. to this is...
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the biggest shocker is mitt romney is flat lining. he is frozen in the polls, the most consistent thing in the past year. >> what about this rise up newt gingrich? >> well, they have been looking for the unromney for a long time. and erik wrote a blog that is right about his analysis of romney. he is not authentically conservative. he is out there trying to become president on a business plan. doesn't seem to believe in anything other than himself. newt gingrich is the next up as the unromney. the republican pros, some of whom i know and talk to are terrified of him being the nominee. they think he is a sure loser. but this is going to go on for a while. i think in the enit is romney. i think erik is right about that when he wrote it. but romney is getting collateral damage in the process. not only are conservatives are resisting him but there is a p poll in ohio. people are doubting his awe then 'tiscy. he's 48 unfavorable in ohio and you can't win an election with that. >> that's a serious implication. on top of the 25% ceiling mitt
the biggest shocker is mitt romney is flat lining. he is frozen in the polls, the most consistent thing in the past year. >> what about this rise up newt gingrich? >> well, they have been looking for the unromney for a long time. and erik wrote a blog that is right about his analysis of romney. he is not authentically conservative. he is out there trying to become president on a business plan. doesn't seem to believe in anything other than himself. newt gingrich is the next up as...
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it's never a good week for mitt romney. rick santorum is always on the verge of becoming a serious threat to romney, and the next contest is a make or braenk state. >> if two third place finishes in the south is mitt romney's iron grip on the nomination slipping away. >> santorum really connects with people and n a way that governor romney doesn't seem to be able to do. >> santorum's biggest hope is to keep the thing as chaotic and confused as possible. >> newt gingrich who failed to win the two southern primaries offered a predictions. >> we now have three or four days of the news media, and they'll all say why doesn't gingrich quit? >> it turns out gingrich had a pretty good crystal ball. >> it's time for newt to go away, but he won't. gingrich seems to think he is running against what he calls the elite media. that might explain why he keeps losing to the candidates. >> it's hard to see the rationale for a gingrich candidacy. >> newt is the guy at the bar who realizes he is not getting the girl and doesn't want you to ge
it's never a good week for mitt romney. rick santorum is always on the verge of becoming a serious threat to romney, and the next contest is a make or braenk state. >> if two third place finishes in the south is mitt romney's iron grip on the nomination slipping away. >> santorum really connects with people and n a way that governor romney doesn't seem to be able to do. >> santorum's biggest hope is to keep the thing as chaotic and confused as possible. >> newt gingrich...
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who should be mitt romney's running mate? >> cantor. >> interesting. ben? >> very likely to be rubio. >> debra, i don't want you to predict who you think will be the running mate. you do want to know what you think about five months before the tampa convention journalists are now just playing this speculation game. >> well, i think this is an area journalists often get burned. that we look sort of silly. because usually we have no idea who they're going to pick. karl rove in his book talked about how as a practical joke they leaked the name of one person to a staffer who they thought was too friendly with the press, and sure enough, all these stories tumbled out. sometimes the media are right. you were right about biden in 2008. sometimes they just play us because they like to throw out names and see what happens. >> anybody want to disagree that this is silly, especially this far out, and romney probably doesn't even have a short list. >> i think media is at its best when we actually have intelligent informed people who are helping us understand what's goi
who should be mitt romney's running mate? >> cantor. >> interesting. ben? >> very likely to be rubio. >> debra, i don't want you to predict who you think will be the running mate. you do want to know what you think about five months before the tampa convention journalists are now just playing this speculation game. >> well, i think this is an area journalists often get burned. that we look sort of silly. because usually we have no idea who they're going to pick....
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it really was a different mitt romney, gloria. the candidate we saw for months and months tried tying himself into a pretzel trying to convince voters he was conservative. he was gone. written in a big way for him to look and sound like the party's nominee. he gave us a peek you heard in the sound bite against the strategy of the president going into the fall. specifically, the president doesn't stand for anything. his ideas are flexible. he is out of touch. does that sound familiar? >> it sounds a little familiar. they are each calling each other out of touch. >> he was also very specific in criticizing the president on entitlements of all things. a republican bragging that he has a plan on social security and medicare. >> exactly. the point he is making is that the president isn't giving specifics. he has got to then follow up with specifics and that is what he did. he was talking about the fact that he wants to raise the retirement age for medicare recipients and get people with higher incomes to have fewer benefits. he also hi
it really was a different mitt romney, gloria. the candidate we saw for months and months tried tying himself into a pretzel trying to convince voters he was conservative. he was gone. written in a big way for him to look and sound like the party's nominee. he gave us a peek you heard in the sound bite against the strategy of the president going into the fall. specifically, the president doesn't stand for anything. his ideas are flexible. he is out of touch. does that sound familiar? >>...
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romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ >>> welcome back, everybody. you're watching "starting point". >>> ann romney says her husband has a routine before he walks on the stage, before any political debate, he takes his watch off, puts it on the podium, find where she's sitting
romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a...
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and the debate is clearly moved away from mitt romney targeting barack obama to mitt romney saying, right, here's my vp running made, and we have a plan now. because everybody knows that paul ryan is associated with a particular budget and a plan. i want to play you back -- you won't be surprised i'm going to do this. i'm going to play you back what youed to "meet the press" about the ryan budget plan a few months ago. >> i don't think right wing social engineering is any more desirable than left wing social engineering. i don't think imposing radical change from the right or left is a very good way for a free society to operate. >> now, many people would be agreeing with you, when you said that, mr. speaker. but of course i guess now you have to distance yourself from that, do you, because whichever way you dress up the ryan -- >> no, i don't distance myself -- >> -- it is a rad dal -- but it is a radical form of social engineering, isn't it? >> but -- well, but the current ryan plan, which he developed with senator ron wyden, a democrat, the only bipartisan plan to save medicare. the cu
and the debate is clearly moved away from mitt romney targeting barack obama to mitt romney saying, right, here's my vp running made, and we have a plan now. because everybody knows that paul ryan is associated with a particular budget and a plan. i want to play you back -- you won't be surprised i'm going to do this. i'm going to play you back what youed to "meet the press" about the ryan budget plan a few months ago. >> i don't think right wing social engineering is any more...
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romney would be ahead by 30 points. he's collected most of the endorsements as a result of his diligence, his support, and frankly the money he's put into helping people in the past. but the critical thing is this, this endorsement will not matter much if he's coming -- if romney coming limping out of new hampshire. on the other hand, if romney can beat expectations in iowa and win new hampshire, then the haley endorsement could actually matter a lot. at that point, gingrich might seem to be faltering and this endorsement could really push romney over the top. he's a long way back now, but in that scenario, the endorsement becomes very important. >> speaking for the obama campaign administration, are they still counting on mitt romney being their adversary? or has the feeling inside the obama camp changed? that perhaps they may be fighting someone like newt gingrich? >> well, i wouldn't want to be making a bet right now in vegas. i have to tell you. and i think that's true for most people who are watching. what's intere
romney would be ahead by 30 points. he's collected most of the endorsements as a result of his diligence, his support, and frankly the money he's put into helping people in the past. but the critical thing is this, this endorsement will not matter much if he's coming -- if romney coming limping out of new hampshire. on the other hand, if romney can beat expectations in iowa and win new hampshire, then the haley endorsement could actually matter a lot. at that point, gingrich might seem to be...
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may be the nominee, by attacking romney. >> there's some very interesting signals in that romney clip that you played about the way they are thinking about this election. first of all, that classic new kind of jujitsu which is common in campaigns is to take your weakness and project it on your opponents. romney said he switched positions for political gain. you notice him in there accusing the president of the same thing. the other important thing in that clip you played is that you saw in mitt romney really an echo of what the president's own speech is, book-end perhaps before the newspaper publishers in which each of them signaled they are comfortable framing this as a stark ideological choice of the role of government. barack obama's speech the day before was not bill clinton in 1996 saying the era of big government is over, as he went into re-election. barack obama was defending an activist role for government trying to create opportunity. mitt romney drew a sharp line on the other side saying, look, we have to retrench government in order to expand opportunity. the gap between th
may be the nominee, by attacking romney. >> there's some very interesting signals in that romney clip that you played about the way they are thinking about this election. first of all, that classic new kind of jujitsu which is common in campaigns is to take your weakness and project it on your opponents. romney said he switched positions for political gain. you notice him in there accusing the president of the same thing. the other important thing in that clip you played is that you saw...
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i'm not saying ann romney can't be criticized. hillary roeszen wasn't criticizing what she said, but her decision about how to conduct her life. >> isn't that splitting hairs? ann romney is fair game like michelle obama is fair game. they're taking a role in their electrics. they're giving policy speempz. they're out there. >> why the backlash? >> well, because this is politics, and any small thing -- this is the culture of umbrage that can take it and blow it out of proportion. we saw a barrage of memz from the romney campaign fueling this democrat versus democrat. >> even putting aside the romney campaign and i like this phrase you use, a cultural umbrage. it seemed to me the cable network in particular feasted on this and continue to feast on this for days. i guess we're doing it here. isn't there a lot of faux outrage about this on the conservative side just as there is from the liberal said. >> howie, i think the touch stone of this campaign to date has been just what you said. that is faux outrage, and examples replete on bo
i'm not saying ann romney can't be criticized. hillary roeszen wasn't criticizing what she said, but her decision about how to conduct her life. >> isn't that splitting hairs? ann romney is fair game like michelle obama is fair game. they're taking a role in their electrics. they're giving policy speempz. they're out there. >> why the backlash? >> well, because this is politics, and any small thing -- this is the culture of umbrage that can take it and blow it out of...
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not such a good night for mitt romney. you're a romney supporter. what does he need to do in these next days. next tuesday is the primary in illinois. what does he need to do to make sure he wins in illinois? >> i think he'll do very well in illinois. he didn't have a terrible night. he picked up a third of the delegates. he's got more delegates than the rest of them combined. it wasn't a bad night. he'll do well in illinois. he'll run as a fiscal conservative and do like mark did. he'll win big here. >> the most recent poll i saw there, this was before tonight, had mitt romney at 35%, santorum at 31%. is that too close for comfort right now? >> you got to remember. this is a delegate hunt right now. senator santorum's not on the ballot in four of the congressional districts. he's only eligible for 44 of the delegates on tuesday. we give out 69. 15 are considered super delegates. i think governor romney is in good shape. the air war's already started. he's got a ground game going. i think he'll have a good night. he's going to campaign hard. but he'
not such a good night for mitt romney. you're a romney supporter. what does he need to do in these next days. next tuesday is the primary in illinois. what does he need to do to make sure he wins in illinois? >> i think he'll do very well in illinois. he didn't have a terrible night. he picked up a third of the delegates. he's got more delegates than the rest of them combined. it wasn't a bad night. he'll do well in illinois. he'll run as a fiscal conservative and do like mark did. he'll...
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because, number one, romney has sort of cut the gap. santorum had a big lead. and other people talking about santorum not being able to get all his administrative paperwork in if, so he may be at a tell gate disadvantage here in ohio, even if he does win the popular vote. >> you're a hop, skip and jump from toledo, you said, which is at the crow flies. >> reporter: that's right. >> who has the momentum there? is ohio totally up for grabs? >> reporter: it is. i think that's always true. ohio is the battleground state. people have strong wills, strong minds in this state. the's very interesting how the demographics break down. a lot of evangelicals, a lot of social conservatives in the state. some say as many as 40% in the republican party. it's presumed if they wanted to, they could sway the vote. there's also huge concerns in this state about the economy, although it hasn't been as bad as much, people are still hurting here. romney's argument about the economy plays very well in this state. >> joe johns, bowling green, thank you. in his
because, number one, romney has sort of cut the gap. santorum had a big lead. and other people talking about santorum not being able to get all his administrative paperwork in if, so he may be at a tell gate disadvantage here in ohio, even if he does win the popular vote. >> you're a hop, skip and jump from toledo, you said, which is at the crow flies. >> reporter: that's right. >> who has the momentum there? is ohio totally up for grabs? >> reporter: it is. i think...
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romney is doubling down and tripling down, that romney wants to give more taxes to wealthy people, he didn't want to get out of iraq. he favors cutting programs that favor the middle class. sure. i think that's what they're going to do. who doesn't -- i mean, who won who wouldn't want that sort of comparison? >> rich, i want to play something your former boss newt gingrich had to say yesterday. let's play that. >> you have to be realistic. given the size of the organization, given the number of primaries he's won, he is far and away the most likely republican nominee. and if he does get to 1,144 delegates, i'll support him. i'll do everything i can this fall to help him defeat obama. >> it's a different gingrich than the one that vowed to fight to tampa. >> two things happened in the past week. one, newt lost to ron paul in all three elections last tuesday night. number one. number two, he is now in fourth place in the public polling behind ron paul. and, thirdly, i thought about this overnight, you know, the center for health transformation, his health think tank went out of business
romney is doubling down and tripling down, that romney wants to give more taxes to wealthy people, he didn't want to get out of iraq. he favors cutting programs that favor the middle class. sure. i think that's what they're going to do. who doesn't -- i mean, who won who wouldn't want that sort of comparison? >> rich, i want to play something your former boss newt gingrich had to say yesterday. let's play that. >> you have to be realistic. given the size of the organization, given...
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>> yes. >> most likely mitt romney. >> mitt romney. >> amy? >> oh, boy, i predicted hillary clinton in 2008 so i'm not sure my prediction is worth much. carol? >> i'm going to say do great next week and go on and be in the race to do it. >> panel, thank you very much. we will reconvene on super tuesday. it's going to be a fascinated evening. my guess is we'll end up none the wiser on super tuesday but we shall see. >>> when we come back, did he lose his job? my job is to find the next big sound. they sound awesome tonight. and when i do find it, i share it with the world. you landed the u.s. tour ? done. this is fantastic ! music is my life and i want to make the most of it without missing a beat. fly without putting your life on pause. be yourself nonstop. american airlines. [♪...] >> announcer: with nothing but his computer, an identity thief is able to use your information to open a bank account in order to make your money his money. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock, the only identity theft protection company that now monitors bank accou
>> yes. >> most likely mitt romney. >> mitt romney. >> amy? >> oh, boy, i predicted hillary clinton in 2008 so i'm not sure my prediction is worth much. carol? >> i'm going to say do great next week and go on and be in the race to do it. >> panel, thank you very much. we will reconvene on super tuesday. it's going to be a fascinated evening. my guess is we'll end up none the wiser on super tuesday but we shall see. >>> when we come back, did he...
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governor romney, 50%. move to page county. governor romney, 50%. this is where most of the people of the state live. and in statewide elections, you have to run up the margins up here and hope your opponent doesn't win down here. senator santorum, winning in the rural counties. come over here. 47%. but you have less populated tea party voters, evangelical voters, christian conservatives. those voters go for santorum. in the south or in neighboring iowa, governor romney doing what he needed to do up here. this has been the consistent romney model in the urban areas. not only win, but win big. that's where the tv advertising is aimed, in those markets. the tv ad count here. look at this. in the chicago market, that's romney spending right there. that's all romney spending in the chicago market. you take that away, look at that. his rivals complaining, we're being unspent, looking at that map, money well spent. >> in chicago, in terms of romney versus santorum spending. what about the exit polls? did anything surprise you or stand out in illinois spec
governor romney, 50%. move to page county. governor romney, 50%. this is where most of the people of the state live. and in statewide elections, you have to run up the margins up here and hope your opponent doesn't win down here. senator santorum, winning in the rural counties. come over here. 47%. but you have less populated tea party voters, evangelical voters, christian conservatives. those voters go for santorum. in the south or in neighboring iowa, governor romney doing what he needed to...
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she is endorsing or has endorsed mitt romney. fred? >> so, shannon, one has to wonder if the republican party as a whole there in south carolina feels like it is in sync with the tea party movement or representatives of the tea party there in south carolina. >> well, i can tell you this much, that a few people got up on stage and said, what will happen here in south carolina in this primary will set the stage for what will happen eventually in terms of who will be the nominee. a lot of speakers said that. in terms of if they're in sync, they feel the conservative values are reflected in south carolina more than they were in new hampshire, more than they were in iowa. whether or not they're in sync is up to anyone's guess. these -- a lot of these tea party activists here feel like it should be decided here. >> shannon travis, thanks so much from myrtle beach. appreciate that. >> shannon just said it, south carolina governor nikki haley won her seat with tea party support, but none of the states' major tea party groups have endorsed any
she is endorsing or has endorsed mitt romney. fred? >> so, shannon, one has to wonder if the republican party as a whole there in south carolina feels like it is in sync with the tea party movement or representatives of the tea party there in south carolina. >> well, i can tell you this much, that a few people got up on stage and said, what will happen here in south carolina in this primary will set the stage for what will happen eventually in terms of who will be the nominee. a lot...
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now, mitt romney has never made that claim. this is coming from a report making all kinds of arguments. and he's made all kinds of a assumptions that the romney campaign has rejected. also puts harvey rosen, you can also generate enough growth to avoid a middle class tax increase. there are a loft credible folks saying something else. it's a fact he's going to raise middle class tax. >> the obama campaign, david plouffe is a chris christie of the campaign saying their campaign is built on a tripod of lies and the president has said sometimes they just make things up. >> last i checked, isn't this called politics? you have lying all the time in politics. it is our responsibility to call folks out on it. on my tv 1 show, i have a segment called the biggest damn lie. >> that's got to be a very tough line to draw. >> some lies are much bigger than the others. you have to call folks out on it. here's the problem i have when it comes to a debate. when you hear lies on a debate, they should be called on out on the spot. when you hear
now, mitt romney has never made that claim. this is coming from a report making all kinds of arguments. and he's made all kinds of a assumptions that the romney campaign has rejected. also puts harvey rosen, you can also generate enough growth to avoid a middle class tax increase. there are a loft credible folks saying something else. it's a fact he's going to raise middle class tax. >> the obama campaign, david plouffe is a chris christie of the campaign saying their campaign is built on...
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and it's here where we find -- >> kelly romney. >> my name is kent romney. >> meredith romney. >> reporter: this is the home of the romneys of mexico. >> mitt and i share the same great grandfather. miles park. >> he's a second cousin. >> reporter: there are about 40 members of the romney family here. most of them seem to be successful farmers and business people. they are part of the 500 mormons in this tiny town. where a gleaming mormon temple was bit not long ago by the mormon church. and where mormons and non-mormons alike go to school. >> you love this country? >> i do. >> this is your home? >> it's my home. >> reporter: kelly, kent, and mitt romney's great grandfather miles park romney is buried here in this cemetery where he moved with his family. >> he moved here and he basically started this family tree that exists to this day. >> yes. >> reporter: many of the mormons who came here in the 19th century arrived to escape religious persecution in the united states. many of the men came with multiple wives. while there was concern about persecution, there was also concern about prosec
and it's here where we find -- >> kelly romney. >> my name is kent romney. >> meredith romney. >> reporter: this is the home of the romneys of mexico. >> mitt and i share the same great grandfather. miles park. >> he's a second cousin. >> reporter: there are about 40 members of the romney family here. most of them seem to be successful farmers and business people. they are part of the 500 mormons in this tiny town. where a gleaming mormon temple was bit...
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mitt romney and ann romney are two fine people. at our convention we showcased who they are when the camera is nott on, helping people in a way that just really touched my heart. this election is about the economy and the future of america. after four years of barack obama, obama economics, everything they promised hasn't come true. the stimulus. we were supposed to be at 6%. why aren't we? obama care, if you pass it, premiums will go down. they're going up. i promise you i'll reduce the deficit in my first term. it's gone up 50%. >> to the question, senator graham. >> ask yourself is president obama's energy policies good for you and your family? go to the gas pump. go look on your 401k statement. >> isn't the question would mitt romney have donnie better, and don't people look at him and think he doesn't get me? >> oh, that's what this is about, yes. he -- during the debates he will tell you i'm about to repeal obama care and work with democrats to replace with something that matters. i'm not going to have another stimulus packag
mitt romney and ann romney are two fine people. at our convention we showcased who they are when the camera is nott on, helping people in a way that just really touched my heart. this election is about the economy and the future of america. after four years of barack obama, obama economics, everything they promised hasn't come true. the stimulus. we were supposed to be at 6%. why aren't we? obama care, if you pass it, premiums will go down. they're going up. i promise you i'll reduce the...
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that's what mitt romney has to do. make himself presidential. >> i think for mitt romney, conventional wisdom, he has to be more likable. connect with people. actually, in this case, convention's wisdom is accurate. he needs to have people click and like him. sort of the way paul ryan normally does. the moment i was waiting for was the elevator thing. paul ryan set it up. i can't wait to the see if the romney people respond. he made the joke about his boss listens to elevator music. mitt romney needs to make a joke back about paul ryan and music and elevator music. humor from mitt romney is a big ingredient to make himself likable. >> but it's hard for him. >> it's hard for him to do it. >> james? >> you have a unique place in our conversation. you have a unique place in recent political history. you beat an incumbent president. that's what these guys are trying to do. are they doing it right? bill clinton and george bush both served two terms. >> i would rather see him accomplish likability tomorrow night than establi
that's what mitt romney has to do. make himself presidential. >> i think for mitt romney, conventional wisdom, he has to be more likable. connect with people. actually, in this case, convention's wisdom is accurate. he needs to have people click and like him. sort of the way paul ryan normally does. the moment i was waiting for was the elevator thing. paul ryan set it up. i can't wait to the see if the romney people respond. he made the joke about his boss listens to elevator music. mitt...
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a lot of people are talking about mitt romney -- florida being mitt romney country. newt gingrich could do very well down in florida. he's already cultivating ties with the cuban-american community and mitt romney will have a tough time explaining his opposition to the dream act, which is a bill that would lead to a path to citizenship for young latinos in this country. newt gingrich said he's in favor of portions of that bill. mitt romney said he would veto that act and newt gingrich would be very popular in the central part of the state. that's sarah palin country and sarah palin, she sort of endorsed newt gingrich here in south carolina. so buckle your seat belts. >> candy crowley is at romney headquarters. it was interesting to hear governor romney's speech tonight, talking a lot about obama, but he did throw a few references towards newt gingrich, though not using the candidate by name. we anticipate that is going to change in the next couple of days. he's squarely got to go after newt gingrich, right? >> reporter: and it's clearly one thing he told me and talki
a lot of people are talking about mitt romney -- florida being mitt romney country. newt gingrich could do very well down in florida. he's already cultivating ties with the cuban-american community and mitt romney will have a tough time explaining his opposition to the dream act, which is a bill that would lead to a path to citizenship for young latinos in this country. newt gingrich said he's in favor of portions of that bill. mitt romney said he would veto that act and newt gingrich would be...
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governor romney, 51%. why after all this time does governor romney beat president obama when it comes to the question of who could best handle the economy? >> well, first of all, candy, there's a plethora of polls out there. >> a lot of them sort of show this, david. >> i actually prefer the cnn polls. i like the one you put out on friday where we were ahead in ohio and in states like ohio and elsewhere people know the reality, which is the president took tough steps to save our economy from freefall to save the auto industry, which governor romney would not have done, and he has a vision of how to move this economy forward. that will rebuild the middle class. that will -- and governor romney who runs around this country now saying i represent change doesn't represent change. he what he represents is a return to a failed task. >> still more feel think the governor would do better with the economy than the president. >> in that particular poll -- in that particular poll, candy, that may be the case, but in
governor romney, 51%. why after all this time does governor romney beat president obama when it comes to the question of who could best handle the economy? >> well, first of all, candy, there's a plethora of polls out there. >> a lot of them sort of show this, david. >> i actually prefer the cnn polls. i like the one you put out on friday where we were ahead in ohio and in states like ohio and elsewhere people know the reality, which is the president took tough steps to save...
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we are seeing a lot of romney supporters out here, as well, but a lot of our strategic romney supporters. they think mitt romney's the only guy who can take on barack obama in november and really has a chance. it's kind of a mix out here. most the votes out here have already been cast in arizona because they were done by early balloting, about 250,000 votes will be counted coming up quickly here and those results will be released around 10:00 p.m. eastern time tonight. today, if there was low voter turnout, which is quite likely, it may help one of those insurgent candidates. either santorum or ron paul. back to you. >> and miguel, it was interesting, there are only three hours that the voting centers have been open here. a lot of folks we talked to over the weekend really weren't happy with any of the choices here, and they were really quite -- they didn't even know, they were uncertain whether or not they were going to go and vote. how's the turnout so far? are they excited the people who are actually showing up? >> some of them are excited, certainly, but you know, because they have s
we are seeing a lot of romney supporters out here, as well, but a lot of our strategic romney supporters. they think mitt romney's the only guy who can take on barack obama in november and really has a chance. it's kind of a mix out here. most the votes out here have already been cast in arizona because they were done by early balloting, about 250,000 votes will be counted coming up quickly here and those results will be released around 10:00 p.m. eastern time tonight. today, if there was low...
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romney was very steady. but while the debates have helped newt gingrich and made him very competitive, i think, overall, it's been a two-edged sword. and that is the debates, the hard wright quality of these debates, you know, week after week, has also deepened the impression in the minds of a lot of independents, these guys may be too far right for me. so, you know, it is -- that's why i think the debate have said a two-edged sword for republicans overall. >> thanks to all three. please enjoy your weekends. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> earlier today, the s.e.c. filed civil suits against the former ceos of housing agencies, fannie mae and freddie mac. now, these suits claim that daniel mudd, the former fannie mae ceo, and richard siren understated the amount of subprime securities they were exposed to by hundreds of billions of dollars. ken rosen of uc berkeley told "outfront" today that, "it's long overdue attempt to hold accountable some of those responsible for the massive losses in the mortgage market
romney was very steady. but while the debates have helped newt gingrich and made him very competitive, i think, overall, it's been a two-edged sword. and that is the debates, the hard wright quality of these debates, you know, week after week, has also deepened the impression in the minds of a lot of independents, these guys may be too far right for me. so, you know, it is -- that's why i think the debate have said a two-edged sword for republicans overall. >> thanks to all three. please...
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ann romney was with him at the visit. he didn't make any public comments with the press, but mainly spoke to the jewish lead leaders on hand there, and ra i randi, i spoke to a couple of jews at the site, and they were impressed by his visit there, and he said this is a presidential candidate in their minds who gets the plight of the israelis here in the middle e t east, and the danger that this country faces with some of the neighbors, and now mitt romney is heading back to his hotel to confer with the adviser, and he is going to be given that address later on this afternoon and he just wrapped up a whole slew of meetings with the israeli meetings, including the prime m prime minister who wrapped up romney's fuf talk on this trip saying that he seconded what mitt romney had to say. randi? >> jim, what can you tell us about this cancelled meeting with opposition leaders? >> well, the campaign is not saying much about it this morning and it was a jam-packed schedule and are trying to get more information, but it is a full
ann romney was with him at the visit. he didn't make any public comments with the press, but mainly spoke to the jewish lead leaders on hand there, and ra i randi, i spoke to a couple of jews at the site, and they were impressed by his visit there, and he said this is a presidential candidate in their minds who gets the plight of the israelis here in the middle e t east, and the danger that this country faces with some of the neighbors, and now mitt romney is heading back to his hotel to confer...
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mitt romney by far spending the most. this is mitt romney on television ads. $2.7 million. to buy 30 seconds of advertising in south carolina is $300. now, here are our four candidates, going on to florida. mitt romney's campaign has already spent $2.4 million on television ads in florida. when you d in the superpac, $4.9. that's going to buy him a lot of ads. some of his ads are already playing in florida. he's got an ad airing in spanish. the real question is, you go to newt.org tonight, what does it say? we want a million dollar money bomb, trying to get more money to buy advertising in florida. but right now, mitt romney is the only one with the television presence in that state and it's an expensive state. >> it's not cheap to buy those 30-second commercials. i want to go over to peter right now, one of our political reporters, doing an outstanding job for us. take us inside, peter, the romney camp right now. they must believe so upset, so frustrated. a few days ago they were poised to win in south carolina and didn't happen. >> reporter: that's right. i can tell you r
mitt romney by far spending the most. this is mitt romney on television ads. $2.7 million. to buy 30 seconds of advertising in south carolina is $300. now, here are our four candidates, going on to florida. mitt romney's campaign has already spent $2.4 million on television ads in florida. when you d in the superpac, $4.9. that's going to buy him a lot of ads. some of his ads are already playing in florida. he's got an ad airing in spanish. the real question is, you go to newt.org tonight, what...
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look at that, romney, romney, romney, romney. one county out here that seems to be leaning santorum's way. when you get up here to this state with rural areas and little cities. look at who showed up today. it's an open primary. 12% of the voters were democratic. see who they chose. 30% independent. it will be interesting to see what happened with them. look at this, the biggest group were the moderates or the liberals in terms of who showed up by ideology and how they see themselves. ief u lo if you look at born-again evangelical christians, we know rick santorum has done very well all over the country but 64% of people do not put themselves in that category. that's very different from louisiana where he had a big sweep so we'll have to see if that works against him and whether or not these people who are not born-again evangelical christians then get on board with mitt romney. 57% of the people support that, and that should work in favor of rick santorum. again, we'll have to see if it does because there has been some endorseme
look at that, romney, romney, romney, romney. one county out here that seems to be leaning santorum's way. when you get up here to this state with rural areas and little cities. look at who showed up today. it's an open primary. 12% of the voters were democratic. see who they chose. 30% independent. it will be interesting to see what happened with them. look at this, the biggest group were the moderates or the liberals in terms of who showed up by ideology and how they see themselves. ief u lo...
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. >> romney, can he beat obama? >> who knows? we've got all of that stuff between now and then and the economy. i mean, i think the -- you know, for me i was -- he's in the middle. so romney's as good depending where he wants the middle to be. >> he's just threatening some of the others. he's less threatening than a santorum, isn't he? to most americans. >> to most americans he is -- he's the kind of republican candidate. the one that generally you're used to. >> are americans angry enough to kick obama out? that's what normally needs to happen. they need to be angry enough with the incumbent that they'll vote him out of office. >> i don't think they're angry enough because i think they're exhausted. i think most americans are so tired. if the rhetoric hasn't exhausted them, the fact they've had to wander looking for jobs, there are two in a family in order to do this. the fact they can't afford their mortgages and the banks aren't making it any easier. it's tough enough to deal with verizon and at&t and who knows how much you're
. >> romney, can he beat obama? >> who knows? we've got all of that stuff between now and then and the economy. i mean, i think the -- you know, for me i was -- he's in the middle. so romney's as good depending where he wants the middle to be. >> he's just threatening some of the others. he's less threatening than a santorum, isn't he? to most americans. >> to most americans he is -- he's the kind of republican candidate. the one that generally you're used to. >>...
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why not mitt romney or newt gingrich? what were the negatives about those candidates that you see as positives in jon huntsman? >> i think the -- the choice really came down to romney and huntsman. basically, they had the most presidential demeanor. i think that rick santorum is a fine spokesman for particularly a religious rights constituency that you know, represents a more narrow side of the republican electorate. ron paul obviously speaks a narrow slice of the electorate and -- >> why not -- >> romney and huntsman had a broader focus and seems more credible to us at presidents of the united states, but huntsman's been bolder in the campaign. you have a real sense of where he would take the country. he's engoinged on the issues in a more forceful way than romney has. we're from massachusetts. we have some good memories of romney as governor, but he's disvowed some of those positions. i think that romney could be a credible president. we say in the editorial that a vote for huntsman, for those who might fear it would be
why not mitt romney or newt gingrich? what were the negatives about those candidates that you see as positives in jon huntsman? >> i think the -- the choice really came down to romney and huntsman. basically, they had the most presidential demeanor. i think that rick santorum is a fine spokesman for particularly a religious rights constituency that you know, represents a more narrow side of the republican electorate. ron paul obviously speaks a narrow slice of the electorate and --...
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>> yes. >> most likely mitt romney. >> mitt romney. >> amy? >> oh, boy, i predicted hillary clinton in 2008 so i'm not sure my prediction is worth much. p mitt romney. >> carol? >> i'm going to say do great next week and go on and be in the race to do it. he can't just -- >> you have to be in it to win it. panel thank you all very much, we will reconvene on super tuesday. it will be a fascinating evening. my guess,we'll end up none the wiser on super tuesday, but we shall see. >>> when we come back, did he lose his job? if i have any soreness, i'm not going to be able to do my job. but once i take advil, i'm able to finish out strong. it really works! [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] make the switch. take action. take advil. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to tal
>> yes. >> most likely mitt romney. >> mitt romney. >> amy? >> oh, boy, i predicted hillary clinton in 2008 so i'm not sure my prediction is worth much. p mitt romney. >> carol? >> i'm going to say do great next week and go on and be in the race to do it. he can't just -- >> you have to be in it to win it. panel thank you all very much, we will reconvene on super tuesday. it will be a fascinating evening. my guess,we'll end up none the wiser on...
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carter was saying nice thing about romney. mccain endorsed romney. carter said he was glad it see him win. so i don't know. >> republicans have been dismissing this whole ad by saying, we shouldn't do these type of things. i think it a powerful ad in a climate where you have blue collar workers who are not happy at all about companies coming in, using debt slashing and burning, firing people and then making off with lot of catch. p it is no shock republicans are saying, this is the last thing we want to see. even bill crystal is writing about this. when you say we soar happy about capitalism an tied to it, you you are writing about rich folks. i think gingrich messed up the argument but he could have been more effective, make the argument that we need to be concerned about the little guy laid of a by these jobs. i think the way he has done it is bad. but it is still current hurt president obama. >> reports of my death have been greatliage exaggerated. the enthuse yem is matching democrats about now. but that's about it. as ari points out, there is al
carter was saying nice thing about romney. mccain endorsed romney. carter said he was glad it see him win. so i don't know. >> republicans have been dismissing this whole ad by saying, we shouldn't do these type of things. i think it a powerful ad in a climate where you have blue collar workers who are not happy at all about companies coming in, using debt slashing and burning, firing people and then making off with lot of catch. p it is no shock republicans are saying, this is the last...
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outwardly bashing mitt romney. his negatives on the rise. >> i think you said "mitt romney's favorables are on the rise." you meant his unfavorables? >> i'm sorry, right. >> there is a poll about possible vp picks. doesn't seem like there's been one favorite one, one main contender for romney's vice presidential candidate. now that we're in the homestretch, any sign that is changing? >> if you look at our new poll, there are some changes. i'll go to the state of florida to show you our poll. we asked people in our new poll, who would you like to see mitt romney choose as his running mate? look who comes out on top. marco rubio, the freshman senator from florida. he's got a lot attention. he's a tea party darling. the conservative base loves him. he's also been selling a book and he's on tv a lot. so name identification. marco rubio, then the new jersey governor, chris christie. 16% of americans, these are republicans and independents who lean republican. they say they want governor christie. then paul ryan, the hou
outwardly bashing mitt romney. his negatives on the rise. >> i think you said "mitt romney's favorables are on the rise." you meant his unfavorables? >> i'm sorry, right. >> there is a poll about possible vp picks. doesn't seem like there's been one favorite one, one main contender for romney's vice presidential candidate. now that we're in the homestretch, any sign that is changing? >> if you look at our new poll, there are some changes. i'll go to the state...
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. >> totally obama versus romney. what was so interesting to me tonight, in mitt romney's speech after wisconsin, he started talking about president obama as being out of touch. saying that he was surrounded by true believers and it's easy when you travel around on air force one to get out of touch. you just heard joe biden say and david axelrod are saying that mitt romney is the one out of touch. so i think we have already teed up one part of the argument which is who's the person who's more out of touch with real americans and with the middle class? and so i think that's the beginning of another argument they have already started. >> i think it's fair to say the president for the next several months will try to take the relatively high road and leave the attack dog role to biden, axelrod and others. >> i'm not so sure about that. >> really? you think he'll get down there. because he wants that presidential aura about him. i think that resonates with a lot of folks. >> i think he'll use a stiletts, but not a sledgeha
. >> totally obama versus romney. what was so interesting to me tonight, in mitt romney's speech after wisconsin, he started talking about president obama as being out of touch. saying that he was surrounded by true believers and it's easy when you travel around on air force one to get out of touch. you just heard joe biden say and david axelrod are saying that mitt romney is the one out of touch. so i think we have already teed up one part of the argument which is who's the person who's...